LIFESTYLE AUTHOR
Emily Metzger
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO AT-HOME COMPOSTING n Reduce waste this spring by trying out at-home composting.
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omposting is a great way to improve the environment and can also be a very fulfilling hobby. Austin, being one of the most eco-friendly cities in the U.S., is filled with individuals that implement this practice and encourage others to do the same. AFM got the opportunity to speak with Melanie MacFarlane, one of the owners of Break It Down, to discuss the organization, the composting community in Austin and how to get started! MacFarlane was first drawn to the composting business when she was working at a local yoga studio, where she realized the amount of misconceptions about recycling and composting. At the studio, she says they served their guests a chai after each class in little, expensive, compostable cups. When MacFarlane suggested switching to cheaper, recyclable cups, since they just ended up in the trash can, the response was that they wanted to keep using the compostable cups because “they break down in the landfill.”
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